ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE TO AID COPS ON HATE CRIMES.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer The Anti-Defamation League Anti-Defamation League B’nai B’rith organization which fights anti-Semitism. [Am. Hist.: Wigoder, 33] See : Anti-Semitism is joining in the battle against hate crimes and will formally announce today it is forming a committee to share information with law enforcement authorities. With one of the most extensive databases on domestic extremists and terrorists, the ADL hopes to help law enforcement combat violence. ``In the battle against haters, extremists and those who seek to erode our democratic values and threaten our security, we are committed to providing law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). with the resources and tools to augment their ongoing efforts,'' said Nancy Volpert, an associate director of the ADL. ``We've always had an outreach to law enforcement,'' Volpert said. ``(The committee) is making it a much more coordinated effort.'' The ADL will announce the formation of the Law Enforcement Advisory Committee during a news conference today at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Academy. Officials from more than a dozen law enforcement agencies are expected to gather at the academy, where they will undergo training with the ADL and other experts on domestic extremist groups. Los Angeles police Lt. Horace Frank said the department believes the partnership will provide an opportunity to work together to battle hate crimes and extremists. ``This is especially crucial when considering the issues surrounding Sept. 11,'' Frank said. Committee members - which will include officials from local, state and federal agencies - will meet quarterly to discuss domestic extremism and terrorism and coordinate their efforts. Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Chief Bernard Parks and Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California.After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. will serve as honorary co-chairmen of the committee, and LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Deputy Chief Mike Bostic will serve as its chairman, officials said. ``We hope that this relationship with local, state and federal law enforcement will be able to provide better resources to law enforcement,'' said Amy Levy Amy Levy (1861 – 1889) was a British poet and novelist. She was born in Clapham, London into a secular Jewish family. She was educated at Brighton High School, and studied at Newnham College, Cambridge; she was the first Jewish student at Newnham, when she arrived in , another ADL associate director. |
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